Trying out Google Glass - A technology writer's perspective

In this July 31, 2013 file photo, Associated Press reporter Michael Liedtke models Google Glass at a Google base camp in San Francisco. Google Inc. is touting Glass as a liberating breakthrough that will make technology more convenient and less obnoxious in social situations than checking a smartphone to see whats happening in your digital realm. Critics deride Glass as another disturbing example of how enslaved people are to their devices and a sign that technology is obliterating personal privacy. (AP Photo/File)

San Francisco — AP's Michael Liedtke on Google Glass: I got a glimpse of what it's like to wear Glass recently and saw just enough to conclude that it could become an appealing accessory in an era of wearable computing, especially as society works out the rules of etiquette for using the device. Although I doubt the device will become as commonplace as the smartphone, I don't think Glass is destined to be remembered as a geeky curiosity that never lived up to its hype....